An Account of a Quadruped Brought from Bengal, and Now to Be Seen in London: Presentedby James Parsons, M. D. &F. R. S.Author(s): James ParsonsSource: Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775), Vol. 43 (1744 - 1745), pp. 465-467Published by: The Royal SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/104493 .

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[ 465 ] 0bServed, that the Deal iloor was ne;ther linged nor diScolour'd a and the Manner ofthe Pireburning in her Body is defcribed as the working of lizme inward Caure, and not from the burning of her Cleaths, which were canly a Cotton Gown and upper Petticoat.

X\7II. Xn XcCognt of a tadrgteds bro?ght fh Bengal, and row to be fiee7 xn Lon- don: PreJesntecl by James Parfons) M. D. 89 F.R.Ss

FDead June 27-^ E I N G always defrous of lay- 74; Dt lng before tllis Learned 5kaiety nZhatfocscr appeass to me ncnv and curious7 I em-* braced; the prefent Opportunity of viewing and defcribinO this Creature, wllich If cannot find men- tioned by any Natural HiAorian} norany Fit,ure ex- hibitcd, in the leaR, like it. Ner is it indeed tO be wondcr'd at, fince the Beall was brought tO Ben- Xal, froln a very remot Part of the Moggl's Domi- nions; inGomuch £hat no PerSon at Ben;al had the leak Knowledt,e of him.

The only Edint that fcems to point at this Crea-* ture, is that mentioned lJy yohn Aflbert de JIandeSX poe, in his Voyages thro} the Indies} which are pub lihed in H A R R I s's CoMplbte- Colledion of Voytzes

Anj{raTeS, °* S2* p. 775* where he fays, tlwatg among the Horfes in the Stables ofJthe Vireroy of Goa, he faw " a BvaR cailed a Biggfl, a Creature <' much about the Colour and BigneE of a Rain $ deer+. hsHead like that of a Horrer itS Main like

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[ 465 ] 0bServed, that the Deal iloor was ne;ther linged nor diScolour'd a and the Manner ofthe Pireburning in her Body is defcribed as the working of lizme inward Caure, and not from the burning of her Cleaths, which were canly a Cotton Gown and upper Petticoat.

X\7II. Xn XcCognt of a tadrgteds bro?ght fh Bengal, and row to be fiee7 xn Lon- don: PreJesntecl by James Parfons) M. D. 89 F.R.Ss

FDead June 27-^ E I N G always defrous of lay- 74; Dt lng before tllis Learned 5kaiety nZhatfocscr appeass to me ncnv and curious7 I em-* braced; the prefent Opportunity of viewing and defcribinO this Creature, wllich If cannot find men- tioned by any Natural HiAorian} norany Fit,ure ex- hibitcd, in the leaR, like it. Ner is it indeed tO be wondcr'd at, fince the Beall was brought tO Ben- Xal, froln a very remot Part of the Moggl's Domi- nions; inGomuch £hat no PerSon at Ben;al had the leak Knowledt,e of him.

The only Edint that fcems to point at this Crea-* ture, is that mentioned lJy yohn Aflbert de JIandeSX poe, in his Voyages thro} the Indies} which are pub lihed in H A R R I s's CoMplbte- Colledion of Voytzes

Anj{raTeS, °* S2* p. 775* where he fays, tlwatg among the Horfes in the Stables ofJthe Vireroy of Goa, he faw " a BvaR cailed a Biggfl, a Creature <' much about the Colour and BigneE of a Rain $ deer+. hsHead like that of a Horrer itS Main like

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[ Wo ] th-at of an ASs} wiell bl-ack cloven Beer, and two

4 black-Horns on his Head.'} This is thz Wholc of llis ACCQUnt, WI]iCIi is fo

inzperf¢Et, tllat t can hardly be thought abSolutely tv tnean this s?ery BeaS before us. The followrlng sJcScription and Drawing I hope will be found pretty CXd; and may ferste to Eew with wvhicil Genxs of -tt1adruycds he may be clafficds anct, conScquently} grllZlt proper Nanze may be gisten him; xvIlich I fub nait to this learned Soriet to determine.

The Crcature is a Male, havtng the EPenis and TcRicles like tllofe of a Deer; but, as the Tenis does DOt come very forward, it cannot be fcell ixl a fde VicnY of the Animal.

The Head is formed like tbat of a Deer, with a rllonzbeidal Spot of black Hair on his Forehead; his Ears are dark svitllout, and yellowifh within, with dark Spots toxvard theit Edgcs; and the Horns riSe abot1t Sevcn Inches high, bending fornvards; which is very particular, becauSe thoSe c)f all cather horned Animals are dircded fideways or backward, except the Brow-Antlers of fome Kinds of Deer. He keeps his Ears in continllal Motion, which is an Adtion comX mon with Deer and butts with his Horns as they do. His Eyes are black and lively, and the Ridxs Oris is long.

His Neck bends forward like the Deer ICind, but is thick and firong, fomewhat xeSembling that of a Male Deer in rutting Time. His Mane is- thin of Hair like that of an ASs, and on the convex Part of his Neck forward he has a Tuft of black Flair.

His Sholllders are thick, and his BreaS pretty broad and ftrcxng, from which a Piece of loofie Skin hangs ilke the DewAap of a Cow,

His

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[ 467:1 Sis Legs arc nendera with cloven Hoofs like thofe

of a Deer} His Back riI^es, direAly otter his Shoulder} pretty

high} upon which the Mane, continued from hts Necks ends in a Tuft of Hair

From the Back of this BsXvh or RifingX is po Rerior Parts refemblc thofe of an ASss havlnt a Tail like that of the Afs, only it is flat ort the Side next the Animal, and convex ors the Eack. It is abou two-andttwenty Inches long} and ends with bme long Hairsr

He is of a Iight A{h-Colour, hav}ng a Emooth Coat of fhort Hairs, which grow darkerX inclining towards a black, upon fome Parts of his Idimbs He hass fome White-under his Belly towards his BreaR7 and ander his Tail, with white TeRicles.

He feeds on Hay} Grafiss or any klnd of Greens; and, bcing tried whether he would eat raw Flelh) re--

fuSed it. HIS IQeper fayss when he lies dosvn he

chews the Cud; and his Excremen-ts are like thofe of

a Decr

SIe is aboue twelve Hands high to the Top of the

BunclS in his Back

Flis lleeper fays he never lics down on either Sidea

but diredly upon hi^s Limbs like the Came/, and that

he riSes as fuddenly as tha ECea&

Thcre is-fothEing very patwticular in llis VQiC¢>

wlrich emates t]X crealLing NoiEe of a Ghildis Rat-

tles or the Croaking of fome Birds} rather than thc

Voice of any QMadruped exccpt the Deer, whos

think, exhibits imathing like it in rutting Time

See a Print done fWm; de Drawlng I mkde of this BeaR TAB. III Fig. 9*

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